How to Sync and Edit Multicam Audio Tracks in DaVinci Resolve

Resolve treats a multicam clip's audio as one bundled source, so switching angles can't keep your game, mic and Discord tracks separate. The fix is to build the multicam clip for picture only and keep every audio track as its own clip on the timeline underneath it.

These steps are for DaVinci Resolve on desktop (Windows or Mac). The example is a gaming video where each person recorded their own POV in OBS with three audio tracks: game, mic, and Discord.

How to set up multicam with separate audio tracks

1. Import every recording. On the Edit page, drag each person's OBS recording into the Media Pool.
2. Split each recording's audio tracks. Right-click a clip, choose Clip Attributes, and open the Audio tab. Set it up so the game, mic and Discord tracks each come in as their own track. Do this for every recording.
3. Create the multicam clip. Select all the recordings in the Media Pool, right-click and choose Create New Multicam Clip Using Selected Clips.
4. Sync the angles. Set Angle Sync to Timecode and click Create. If your recordings don't share timecode, pick Sound instead so Resolve lines them up by the game audio.
5. Put only the multicam video on the timeline. Double-click the multicam clip to open it in the source viewer. Drag the Video Only icon (the film strip under the viewer) onto V1 of a new timeline.
6. Lay every audio track underneath. For each recording, drag the Audio Only icon onto the timeline so its game, mic and Discord tracks land on their own audio tracks. Line them up with the multicam video using the same sync point. With two people, you end up with six audio tracks.
7. Cut between angles. Click the viewer menu at the bottom left of the timeline viewer and choose Multicam. Play the timeline and click an angle whenever you want to switch POV. Each click adds a cut.
8. Mix each track on its own. Your cuts only decide which video shows. Every audio track is still a normal clip, so you can mute or lower your mic in one section without changing your game audio or Discord.

The point is to never let Resolve bundle the audio into the multicam clip. Use the multicam clip for picture, and keep each audio track as a separate clip synced underneath, even after you lock the cuts.

To keep each POV's audio in step with the video, use your angle cuts as a guide. Press B for the Blade tool, cut the audio tracks at the same points, and mute the clips from the POV you aren't showing.

Switch the audio with the angle using nested audio

If you'd rather have the audio switch by itself every time you change angle, nest each POV's audio into one clip. This works in Resolve and in Premiere Pro.

1. Put one person's video on a timeline with their game, mic and Discord tracks under it.
2. Select the three audio clips and nest them. In Resolve, right-click and choose New Compound Clip. In Premiere Pro, right-click and choose Nest.
3. Repeat for every other POV, so each person has one video and one nested audio clip.
4. Build the multicam from those pairs. In Resolve, use Create New Multicam Clip Using Selected Clips. In Premiere Pro, right-click and choose Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence.
5. In Premiere Pro, turn on Audio Follows Video in the multicam settings. Now each angle switch brings that person's game, mic and Discord with it.

The catch is that each POV's audio becomes one object. To turn down just your mic, open the nest and change the mic track inside it. That change applies everywhere the nest plays, not to one section.

If your mic levels are all over the place between people, How to Balance Podcast Audio in Premiere Pro shows how to even out two voices recorded on separate mics. For cutting long gaming sessions faster, read How to Speed Up Your Video Editing Workflow in DaVinci Resolve.

FAQ

Can I turn down just my mic after the multicam cuts are done? Yes, if you kept the audio out of the multicam clip. Every mic, game and Discord track is a normal clip on its own track, so you can change its volume or mute it any time.

Does Audio Follows Video work with more than one audio track? Only if you nest the tracks first. Nest each POV's game, mic and Discord tracks into one clip, and Audio Follows Video switches that whole group with the angle.